RAUCITY

Etymology

Noun

raucity (uncountable)

Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness.

Anagrams

• cyturia

Source: Wiktionary


Rau"ci*ty, n. Etym: [L. rausitas, from raucus hoarse: cf. F. raucité.]

Definition: Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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